ORACH

orach, orache

(noun) any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orach (plural oraches)

The saltbush: any of several plants, of the genus Atriplex, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach.

Synonyms

• (Atriplex hortensis): garden orache, red orach, mountain spinach, French spinach

Anagrams

• Roach, Rocha, achor, archo-, corah, ochra, roach

Source: Wiktionary


Or"ach, Or"ache, n. Etym: [F. arroche, corrupted fr. L. atriplex, Gr. Arrach.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus (Atriplex) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy surface. Garden orache, a plant (Atriplex hortensis), often used as a pot herb; -- also called mountain spinach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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